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Benyamin Hakakzargar BSc CandidateJoined: Dec 04, 16Medical Weight Management ClinicI am working at the medical weight management clinic as an undergrad health sciences' co-op student. I am planning to go into medicine and I find obesity as one of the most interesting topics in this field.

Alireza Ramezani PhDJoined: Dec 03, 16University of CalgaryI am researching about Obesity especially in children ,besides I have been working in a bariatric surgery clinic as an exercise physiologist in my original contry(Iran).There are more than 27% percent of students(about 4000/000)overwaight or obese, furtheremore the heart deseases are the secound factor for mortality in Iran.So I am doing some projects about obesity. . Now, I am going to do some researches about "relationship between fatigue and obesity"In university of calgary.

Nathalie Maltais Joined: Dec 02, 16CIUSSS Saguenay Lac-St-jeanI work with diabète, IRC and MCV, so il have lot of clients who have obesité

Kapria-Jad Josaphat BSc KinJoined: Dec 02, 16Université de MontréalMy research studies investigate the role of exercice in appetite regulation and energy intake

Paola Luca MD, MSc, FRCPCJoined: Dec 02, 16Alberta Children's HospitalPaola Luca, MD, MSc, is a pediatric endocrinologist at Alberta Children’s Hospital and a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Calgary. She graduated from the University of Toronto Medical School and did her residency training in pediatrics and fellowship training in pediatric endocrinology at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. She completed a Master of Science during her pediatric endocrine fellowship, where she studied outcomes of a pediatric

Stella Callender Registered Nurse with Ortho CeritficaitonJoined: Dec 02, 16Edmonton MSK ClinicI am an Ortho Certified RN working with patients prior to and after surgery for Total Hips and Knees. Obesity is a condition that many of my patients are coping with and I want as much information as possible to help them through their journey.

Natalie Laframboise MScFN (2017 candidate)Joined: Dec 02, 16Western University - BresciaAs a dietetic graduate student, I am interested in research around the food environment. Specifically, my research is examining the healthfulness of foods advertised in grocery store flyers. The results of my research will expand the literature on the healthfulness of food items in grocery store flyers in the Canadian context by examining the difference between discount and premium grocery retailers.

Christina Wraw BA (UWO), MSc (LSE), PhD-expected 2017 (UoE)Joined: Dec 02, 16University of EdinburghI work in the area of cognitive epidemiology and population health. My PhD has focused on testing the associations between early life cognitive ability in relation to chronic health conditions across the life span. I am particularly interested in looking at the causal pathways that link early life cognitive ability to being overweight or obese across the life course. Being overweight or obese is a preventable and modifiable risk factor for a number of chronic health conditions (i.e. metabolic

Lisa Tuck BNJoined: Dec 01, 16Edmonton West Primary Care NetworkI am the Clinical Educator for the EWPCN. My role is to support primary care nurses in their practices. Our nurses assume both a chronic disease management role as well as a primary care role. We have a weight management program at the PCN which we are currently attempting to revise to be more lifestyle focused as opposed to weight loss goal oriented. I'm interested in the latest evidence for obesity involving treatments and behaviour change.

Mary Duggan Joined: Nov 30, 16Canadian Society for Exercise PhysiologyOur organization has an interest in research associated with obesity and with counselling Canadians to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary time to their ability each and every day.

Raul Guzman Naturopathic DoctorJoined: Nov 28, 16Dr. Raul Guzman Vidal NDAs a naturopathic physician I am interested in providing the best advice in how to lose weight in a healthy manner.